Population ages 55-59, female in World
World: Population ages 55-59, female was 214.90 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in World, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
World recorded 214.90 million for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in World peaked at 214.90 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.23 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.21 million | 56.23 million | 66.23 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.02 million | 65.68 million | 77.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.42 million | 79.58 million | 91.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.62 million | 92.83 million | 104.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.33 million | 105.06 million | 152.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.73 million | 157.30 million | 188.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 206.59 million | 195.45 million | 214.90 million | 6 |
More health data for World
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in World?
- Population ages 55-59, female in World was 214.90 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 214.90 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.23 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.